INCENTIVE MENTORING PROGRAM

2009-2010 A NNUAL R EPORT

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Contents

A Letter from the Chair Beginnings Who We Are Doing Whatever It Takes IMP Pillars IMP Family IMP House IMP Resources 2009 - 2010 Goals and Accomplishments 2010 - 2011 Goals IMP by the numbers IMP Families work to IMP Volunteers by the numbers IMP High School Students by the numbers IMP Graduates by the numbers Program Spotlight! IMP Grows: A Second Site in Baltimore City Financial Report Investors Partners The IMP Community Notes

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IMP FAMILY
IMP uses an innovative 'family-style' approach to mentoring. Each student is engaged by a group of IMP uses an innovative 'family-style' approach to mentoring. Each student is engaged by a group of up to ten volunteers who together make an IMP Family. The IMP Family is led by an experienced up to ten volunteers who together make an IMP Family. The IMP Family is led by an experienced volunteer known as the Head of Household (HOH). volunteer known as the Head of Household (HOH). IMP Families, inspired by the IMP spirit of doing whatever-it-takes, mobilize the strengths, skills, IMP Families, inspired by the IMP spirit of doing whatever-it-takes, mobilize the strengths, skills, and experiences of multiple volunteers and work in close collaboration with the biological families, and experiences of multiple volunteers and work in close collaboration with the biological families, friends, teachers and school administrators to alleviate distractions, allowing students to embrace friends, teachers and school administrators to alleviate distractions, allowing students to embrace their education and service to the community. IMP Families can respond to a students needs in a their education and service to the community. IMP Families can respond to a students needs in a more comprehensive way than would be possible with a one-on-one mentorship model, while more comprehensive way than would be possible with a one-on-one mentorship model, while maintaining flexibility for individual volunteers. maintaining flexibility for individual volunteers.
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As IMP grew, IMP Houses were created to connect Families from different cohorts. One Family from IMP IMP grew,isIMP Houses a House that connect Families fromexperienced cohorts. One Family As each grew, IMP placed in were createdto is managed by an different cohorts. One Family a Houses were created to connect Families from different volunteer called As cohort from from each cohort placed in in a the House HOHs, help by an experienced volunteer called each cohort is is placed a House that is managed Family members and students within GrandParent. GrandParents mentor Housethat is managed by an experienced volunteer called a a GrandParent. GrandParents mentor the and connect older Family members and students within each House share experience and resources, House HOHs, help students members and students within GrandParent. GrandParents mentor the House HOHs, help Family to younger students to serve each House share 2010, each Dunbar House and connect older students toto younger studentsserve a as roleeach House share experience and resources,had three students, three Families, three HOHs, and models. In experience and resources, and connect older students younger students to to serve as role as role models. In In 2010, each Dunbar House had three students, three Families, three HOHs, a GrandParent.models.2010, each Dunbar House had three students, three Families, three HOHs, and and a GrandParent. GrandParent.
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IMP HOUSE IMP HOUSE IMP HOUSE

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Centralized committees, led by volunteer Directors, organize Programs and provide Services to support the IMP Houses and Families. Each House has a representative who serves as a committee member for each of the seven Program committees, allowing critical communication between Centralized and Houses. ledInfrastructure Directors, organize Programson building capacity and by volunteer and Development focuses and provide Services to Directors committees, sustainability. support the IMP Houses and Families. Each House has a representative who serves as a committee Centralized committees, led by volunteer Directors, organize Programs and critical communication between member for each of the seven Program committees, allowing provide Services to support Families. Each House has a representative who serves as a committee Directors the IMP Houses andInfrastructure and Development communication between and Houses. focuses on building capacity and member for each of the seven Program committees, allowing critical sustainability. Houses. Infrastructure and Development focuses on building capacity and Directors and LifeCoach

IMP RESOURCES
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IMP RESOURCES IMP RESOURCES

sustainability.

Academic Affairs

SAT PreparationAcademic Academic Affairs Affairs SAT College&SAT Preparation Preparation Career Planning College& Planning Career Planning LifeSkills
College& Career

LifeCoach

LifeCoach

Health& LegalAffairs Wellness LegalAffairs

P ROGRAMS
P ROGRAMS ROGRAMS P ERVICES S S ERVICES

Health& Wellness

Health& Wellness Historian

Historian

LifeSkills

Historian Technology
Technology

SI NFRASTRUCTURE ERVICES & I NFRASTRUCTURE D EVELOPMENT

LifeSkills Summer Summer Institute

Institute

Enrichment& Enrichment& Community Community TeamBuilding TeamBuilding Service Service Summer Institute
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Recruitment

Recruitment Technology

& D EVELOPMENT I NFRASTRUCTURE C OMMUNITY C OMMUNITY & D EVELOPMENT

C OMMUNITY
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Enrichment& Community TeamBuilding Service

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IMP is supported by contributions from foundations, universities, corporations and individuals. Between July 2009 and June 2010, IMP received over $120,000 to support our students and volunteers

Budget Allocation
Total Budget: $115,815
Volunteer recruitment expenses ($1,500) Food expenses* ($22,005) Organizational expenses ($26,657) IMP graduate expenses ($28,709) IMP high school student expenses (36,944)
* About Food Expenses Many students participating in the Incentive Mentoring Program receive food stamps, free breakfast and lunch at school, and do not always have adequate food at home. It is therefore essential to provide meals at all IMP events as an incentive for attendance and to meet basic nutritional needs.

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